belly
IPA: bˈɛɫi
noun
- The abdomen, especially a fat one.
- The stomach.
- The womb.
- The lower fuselage of an airplane.
- The part of anything which resembles (either closely or abstractly) the human belly in protuberance or in concavity; often, the fundus (innermost part).
- The main curved portion of a knife blade.
- (architecture) The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back.
verb
- To position one’s belly; to move on one’s belly.
- (intransitive) To swell and become protuberant; to bulge or billow.
- (transitive) To cause to swell out; to fill.
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Examples of "belly" in Sentences
- The belly is white and finely granular.
- People stared at his protuberant belly.
- The abdomen is aslo called as the belly.
- Jonah survived in the belly of the whale.
- The back is flat and the belly is curved.
- The back is green and the belly is rufous.
- The belly is cream and the iris is golden.
- The belly is buff with brown barring on the flanks.
- The 'ding' in the belly was a perfect example for that.
- It allowed the diver to descend to the belly of the ship.
- When that happens, we constantly lock in not just fat but what I call belly fat.
- Letting Daddy rub your belly is a great way for him to feel close to the pregnancy.
- Fire in the belly is a funny thing: You wouldn't think to look at him that Mayor Daley had it.
- Fire in the belly is a funny thing: You wouldn't think to look at her that Lisa Madigan has it.
- The term belly-dance is a creation of Orientalism, and is first attested in English in 1899, translating French danse du ventre.
- The term belly-dance is a creation of Orientalism, and is first attested in English in 1899, translating French danse du ventre Native to North Africa,
- I still remember the horror on his face as he realized what was going to happen: Instead of landing feet-first, he was going to land flat on his face, in what we called a belly-buster, aka belly flop.
- The term belly-dance is a creation of Orientalism, and is first attested in English in 1899, translating French danse du ventre Native to North Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, belly dancing is based on one of the oldest social dances in world history.
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